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Everyday Canvas

by Joy

Rated: 18+ · Book · Experience · #2003843

Second blog -- answers to an ocean of prompts

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.

David Whyte

This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Lyn's a sly fox

about 3 hours ago
In response to "Spam"

Nicely done.. Thanks for the inspiration.

Schnujo is Late to Lannister

a day ago
In response to "Spring"

I agree that "all things" wasn't intended to be negative, but that it could be taken that way, especially by someone with trauma in their recent past.

But good job quickly redirecting back to the positive things.

Here in the Falkland Islands, we're in fall/autumn and I was confused the other day when a friend showed me a picture of her among blooming bushes. Then I remembered it was spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

One of my favorite spring memories is my horse, Nick, bucking and running around in the field in spring. I had several horses, but besides the filly, only Nick seemed to truly relish spring. And the funniest part is that he was the most quiet, gentle horse I had. I think that's why I so loved watching him cut loose in a warm, spring field.

Thank you for sharing!

Princess Megan Rose GOT Fox

a day ago
In response to "Spring"

Fresh starts are nice and May and spring does that. This is creative and lovely. Enjoy spring.

JACE - House Targaryen

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:36pm
In response to "On Silence Day"

I agree, speaking up would be better. But with today's society often yelling over anyone's comment, speaking up gets a bad rap. I tend toward the saying espoused by my mother: "Don't talk unless you have something good to say." But that requires the hear-ee to listen.

JACE - House Targaryen

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:33pm
In response to "TV or Computing?"

TV. That could easily go by the wayside. I'm on my laptop as soon as I wake up. Well, an iced coffee first, then WDC. I would be checking in with WDC even without the daily Achievement badges. [Note to wife: any travel stops must have Wi-Fi.]

The older I get, the more I want to leave something for my kids and grand-kids. Can't do that watching TV.

JACE - House Targaryen

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:28pm
In response to "On Creative Reading"

Hello again, Joy. You may wonder why I'm spending so much time in your Blog. I'm currently fully immersed in my first ever "Game of Thrones"

event. And it is kicking my butt ... though in a good way.

I've never been much of a blogger, but I've enjoyed the thought-provoking entries you've penned, especially this one. I've never thought about creative reading. Great concept. I'll think about this.

JACE - House Targaryen

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:22pm
In response to "My Journals"

I'm amazed that anyone would keep a daily journal. Or, even a regular journal (four or five times a week). As a student of history, I know how important journals and diaries are to discovering that history.

I'm glad you keep yours going. My once concession is I keep a small notebook with me at all times for thoughts that occur to me. To paraphrase one of my writing library books, "Write it down, or you'll forget it." My memory is the pits ... which is why I have so many notes.

Keep journaling, Joy.

JACE - House Targaryen

Apr 24, 2024 at 5:13pm
In response to "Summer 2024"

I recently retired from my dream job at the request of my wife. She wants us to enjoy ourselves now with plans of traveling--day trips, long weekend trips, and of course, a long trip (cruising or RVing). I'm all for that because I get to re-acquaint myself with my love of photography doing that. Except for the long trip, most of the others are not fully planned.

I hope you get to do the fun things you want, planned or otherwise, Miss Joy.

Princess Megan Rose GOT Fox

Apr 24, 2024 at 12:45pm
In response to "Summer 2024"

I have no plans. Lake Michigan and shopping. I get what you mean. You get old, you just live each day as it comes and hope for good things. I enjoyed reading your entry.

Joy

Apr 20, 2024 at 10:25am
In response to "On Creative Reading"

Lyn's a sly fox

This shows you are a true writer.

March 22, 2024 at 12:08pm

#1066725

Life

Prompt: Life

“Life," he realized, "was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile.― Nicholas Sparks

Let this quote inspire your writing today.

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Life is something I was thrust into, the way I see it. Not that I'm complaining. I mean who would, if the order for my life came from THAT Higher-Up!

Yet, to me, life is not a la-di-la song either. The quote, however, likens it to a song and if I were to think along the lines of this quote, I would say life is a symphony of moments. "A symphony of moments!" How's that for a phrase! And what about life's ebbs and flows and highs and lows? I guess they are all parts of Sparks' symphony.

On the other hand, Nicholas Sparks has an emotional, idealized, and possibly sloppy impression of just about everything, especially while treating the idea of a tacky romance with his tear-jerking, glitzy pen. Still, this quote by him is much more elevated than most of his love stories.

Getting back to life, the heart of its song lies in its middle, where the emotions crescendo and the story unfolds with depth and intensity. After that, just as a song ends with a final chord, life reaches its conclusion, in which we seek closure, understanding, and resolution.

I guess, a la Sparks, I should conclude this entry by saying that let's dance to the rhythm of our own life stories, embracing both their harmonies and dissonances, but not overemphasize secondary thrashy feelings, so our sight doesn't lose the importance of real life.

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